Ieper Local Customs

  Poppy
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  • Poppy
      Poppy
    by breughel
  • Poppies are used to remember the dead.
      Poppies are used to remember the dead.
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  • Representatives of British army units
      Representatives of British army units
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  • After the ceremony
      After the ceremony
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  • Poppies at Menin Gate Memorial.
      Poppies at Menin Gate Memorial.
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Cat Parade

Cat Parade, Ieper

 5 Reviews  Cat haters must love the Kattenfestival which has it's origins in the 12th century when they would throw live cats from the Cloth Hall belfry, hope they hadn't cashed in on all of their 9 lives yet!... 

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Poppies

Poppies, Ieper

 6 Reviews  Le coquelicot, "poppy" en anglais, est le symbole par excellence qui honore le sacrifice de tous ceux qui ont servi et sont morts pour leur pays pendant les deux guerres mondiales. Cette fleur... 

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Last Post

Last Post, Ieper

 5 Reviews  Every evening since July 24 1927 at 20.00 hours, the Last post is blown by members of the Ypres Fire Brigade, to remember the victims of World War I. The blowing of the Last post only was interrupted... 

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Yperman Beer and Glass

Yperman Beer and Glass, Ieper

 Martin_S. Says:  Yes, each town and its specific brew, here in Ypres it is Yperman. And of course aside from the bottle having its own logo and distinct label, the GLASS is also... 

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Is it Ypres? Ieper?

Is it Ypres?  Ieper?, Ieper

 Dabs Says:  As we were driving through Belgium, we were glad to have a map that had both the French and the Flemish words for the cities we were heading for as many times... 

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Darker days call out the poet in many

Darker days call out the poet in many, Ieper

 Pavlik_NL Says:  In Flanders Fields may be the most famous of all poems wriiten in these hoorible circumstances. It's amaizng to see how art in this form survives the heartships... 

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Statues in the wall inside, chapels outside

Statues in the wall inside, chapels outside, Ieper

 Pavlik_NL Says:  As much as there are statues of holy saints watching over us in town, where they are houses in small corners in or on the walls of houses and buildings, as much... 

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Details tell about history

Details tell about history, Ieper

 Pavlik_NL Says:  Ieper, Flanders and the whole of Belgium is full of them. In my homecountry The Netherlands only in the southern provinces you'll find them. Statues and chapels... 

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Religious

Religious, Ieper

 pieter_jan_v Says:  Going down South from the Netherlands as I did, brings you from a protestant to a catholic area. On the streets you just are confronted with more statues and... 

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Dienst Toerisme

Dienst Toerisme, Ieper

 grayfo Says:  Grote Markt 348900 Ieperemail toerisme@ieper.be 

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 3 Reviews and 235 Opinions  We stayed in hotel Ariane during a weekend in august 2006. Our room was located on the second floor,... 

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Q:  What is the best way to get by Public transport from Calais to Ieper and what does it cost? Thanks! 

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A: I have not made this particular journey myself but.... You can find train times and details for almost all European trains in English... 

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Ieper (Ypres) touches all senses in extremes

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 Ieper is a town that has a great medieval past. Over it hangs forever the dramatic events that took place in the Great War (1914-1918). The city was completely destroyed and 100.000's fell in the... 

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IEPER-YPRES EMOTIONS.

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 I can not avoid being emotional when visiting a town like Ieper where half million young man died during WW I. These young men were mainly British or from the Commonwealth countries. It is a sad... 

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The Great War is never far away . . .

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  Mostly, for me Ieper is the gateway towards the hill area (towards Heuvelland, Kemmelberg, Rode- and Zwarteberg) for my tours with my bicycle. But I think that is a common fact that one travels...... 

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A Living Memorial...and MORE!!

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 I was drawn to Ieper or Ypres on a whim...and a desire to satisfy a curiosity I've likely had for a long long time... When I was a young child my father gave me and helped me to read a short book... 

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Ieper - West of Flanders

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 Ieper - The battlefield of Flanders in the first WW - but it is more than this - more than the last post ! Interior view on the famous St-Maartens-Cathedral - located in the center of Ieper - near the... 

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